Living in Mornington, Dunedin City: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,104 live property titles in Mornington, Dunedin City are almost all freehold (90%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 45 (4.1%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Mornington, Dunedin City cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 45
- Share of live titles
- 4.1%
- Live titles in total
- 1,104
- Dunedin City share
- 4.9%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Dunedin City
- 14 of 18
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 534 of 644
Mornington at a glance
Where Mornington differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median slope under buildings (higher than 92% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
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What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Mornington is listed under Dunedin City.
- 1,104 live titles are recorded here, including 45 cross-lease titles (4.1%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
- The page includes MBIE new-tenancy rent figures for April–June 2026.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 4.1% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 4.6% of recorded titles, so title structure can vary within the suburb.
- Coast distance is a suburb-level map measure, not a flood or hazard assessment.
Questions worth investigating
- For any cross-lease property you consider, do the current title, flats plan and lease match what is built today?
- What do the LIM, council property file and a suitable inspection add for the specific address?
No data held for this suburb
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Mornington
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 989 | 89.6% |
| Cross lease | 45 | 4.1% |
| Unit title | 51 | 4.6% |
| Leasehold | 4 | 0.4% |
| Other record types | 15 | 1.4% |
| Total | 1,104 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Mornington compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Mornington is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Dunedin City as a whole, the share is 4.9%; Mornington is slightly lower than the overall Dunedin City share (4.9%).
How cross-leases in Mornington are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (5%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (5%, against 11% nationally).
Less land per flat than is typical in New Zealand: about 264 m² per flat, against 408 m².
| Scheme structure | Mornington | Dunedin City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 22 | 1,210 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 90.9% | 70.9% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 4.5% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 4.5% | 18.2% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 571 m² | 632 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 264 m² | 270 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 27.3% | 32.4% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 13.6% | 17.5% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 0.0% | 10.2% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1974 | 1980 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 5 | 239 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Mornington
Unit titles are 5% of Mornington's titles, above Dunedin City (4%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 15 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
New titles in Mornington since 2020
48 of Mornington's current titles (4%) were first issued since 2020, well below Dunedin City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (7%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
Most came recently: 47 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 48 | 47 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
New titles include cross-leases converted to freehold and titles re-issued; they are not a count of new homes. Sources and limits
The lie of the land in Mornington
The typical building in Mornington stands on ground sloping 8.1° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), joint steepest of 18 in Dunedin City.
About 10% of its 1,296 measured buildings stand on ground of 15° or more.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Mornington
Mornington is inland: the typical title is 2.0 km from the sea or harbour edge, and fewer than 1 in 2,000 titles are within 1 km of it.
Measured in a straight line from the centre of each title's land to the coastline on LINZ's 1:50k topographic map, which follows harbours and estuaries as well as the open coast; lakes and rivers are not included. Distance says nothing about beach access, views or exposure to coastal hazards; council hazard maps and the LIM describe those.
Who lives around Mornington: 2023 Census
About 92% of Mornington's titles are in the census area Mornington (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Mornington exactly.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Mornington than across Dunedin City: 12.5% against 17.3%.
More adults hold a degree in Mornington than across Dunedin City: 35.4% against 29.0%.
| Measure | Mornington | Dunedin City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,799 | 128,901 |
| Change since 2018 | −0.1% | +2.1% |
| Change since 2013 | +3.6% | +7.2% |
| Median age | 35.8 | 37 |
| Households | 1,149 | 49,188 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 62.9% | 68.1% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 37.3% | 31.8% |
| Median household income | $83,100 | $80,500 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $400 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 10.9% | 8.2% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 15.1% | 14.8% |
| 15 to 29 | 23.5% | 26.7% |
| 30 to 64 | 48.9% | 41.2% |
| 65 and over | 12.5% | 17.3% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 21.1% | 21.2% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 24.1% | 22.7% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 44.6% | 45.1% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 20.7% | 24.0% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 35.4% | 29.0% |
| Employed full-time | 54.8% | 44.5% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 41.1% | 42.6% |
| Median personal income | $42,100 | $33,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 12.7% | 12.6% |
| Car, truck or van | 68.6% | 70.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 6.3% | 4.6% |
| Walk or cycle | 10.7% | 11.4% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 28.1% | 27.0% |
| Average people per household | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 10.0% | 8.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 36.2% | 38.4% |
| Couples without children | 46.3% | 46.5% |
| One-parent families | 17.5% | 15.1% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 82.8% | 81.2% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.9 | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 80.0% | 77.7% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 25.6% | 17.3% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 17.4% | 11.5% |
Rents around Mornington
New tenancies in Mornington in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $538 a week (up 8.7% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Dunedin City ($565), and slightly below the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Mornington | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $538 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $464–$584 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +8.7% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 24 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Mornington
One school site lies inside Mornington: Mornington School (Contributing).
- Mornington School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Mornington School (0.5 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Kaikorai Valley College (1.3 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Dunedin Hospital (2.7 km)
School enrolment zones in Mornington: a guide
Three secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Mornington's titles: John McGlashan College, Kavanagh College and St Hildas Collegiate.
- Mornington School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- Liberton Christian School (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- Balmacewen Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 20% of titles
- Columba College (composite): all or nearly all titles
- John McGlashan College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Kavanagh College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St Hildas Collegiate (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Otago Girls' High School (secondary): about 20% of titles
A guide only: check the school's own zone map for any address. Zones as at 14 July 2026. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Mornington
OpenStreetMap maps 3 places of worship inside Mornington (2 Christian, 1 other or not recorded).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: St Mary's in Mornington, under 1 km away
- Muslim: Masjid Al Huda, 3.1 km away
- Jewish: Dunedin Jewish Congregation, 3.5 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Dunedin City with many cross-leases
- Mosgiel: 626 cross-lease titles (8.9%)
- Saint Kilda: 573 cross-lease titles (25.3%)
- South Dunedin: 356 cross-lease titles (16.9%)
- Caversham: 165 cross-lease titles (12.2%)
- Dunedin Central: 123 cross-lease titles (3.4%)
- North East Valley: 96 cross-lease titles (5.4%)
- Roslyn: 85 cross-lease titles (9.8%)
Suburbs like Mornington
The closest match on the measures on this site is Kaikorai in Dunedin City, nearest on rent, distance to the coast, degrees. Closeness is arithmetic, not a rating. Sources and limits
| Suburb | Council | Cross-lease share of titles | Median weekly rent, new tenancies | Median age | Closest on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaikorai | Dunedin City | 5.4% | $538 | 38.5 | rent, distance to the coast, degrees |
| Kenmure | Dunedin City | 5.5% | No data | 37.3 | land per flat, slope, schools |
| Musselburgh | Dunedin City | 8.1% | $565 | 38.7 | stand-alone houses, population change, degrees |
| Andersons Bay | Dunedin City | 4.0% | No data | 40.6 | new titles, cross-lease share, population change |
| Belleknowes | Dunedin City | 4.7% | $615 | 41.5 | distance to the coast, population change, distance to a hospital |
Questions
What is the rent in Mornington, Dunedin City?
New tenancies in the Mornington rent area had a median rent of $538 a week in the April–June 2026 quarter (MBIE bond data, all dwelling types). These are rents agreed for new tenancies, not asking rents. The middle half of those rents ran from $464 to $584.
What schools are in Mornington, Dunedin City?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Mornington: Mornington School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Kaikorai Valley College (1.3 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are John McGlashan College, Kavanagh College and St Hildas Collegiate; check the school's own zone map for any address.